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US FCC, White House tighten controls on power systems, raising the trust bar for Taiwanese suppliers

The US has taken steps to tighten controls on power systems and robotics equipment in line with its "America First" policy amid the latest geopolitical shifts, adding new uncertainties for Taiwanese supply chain players seeking to establish a foothold in the US. Rather than isolated natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods, the risks that companies must now face are far more structural and geopolitical in nature, according to Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) vice president Shin-horng Chen, who notes that US oversight is moving beyond mere market access for products, into deeper factors such as equipment origin, remote control, software and firmware transparency, and overall supply-chain trustworthiness.

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ICT MANUFACTURINGDIGITIMES Insight: Google outlines AI compute expansion, speeds TPU cycle to 6 months

Sep 16, 16:55

DIGITIMES Intelligence said Google used SEMICON Taiwan 2026 to outline the direction of its AI infrastructure strategy, focusing not only on next-generation TPU products but also on how rising AI compute demand is accelerating TPU iteration and deployment.

SERVER, IPC, CLOUD COMPUTING, IOTLEOTEK completes real-world test of AI traffic system at US smart city lab

Sep 16, 16:31

Leotek Electronics has completed a real-world deployment of its Interlux AI Traffic Signal System in Georgia, highlighting how cities worldwide can adopt smarter traffic management, connected-vehicle tools, and AI-based road safety systems. The test could inform future urban transport upgrades in the US and beyond.

AINvidia's Jensen Huang expected to attend Trump-Xi Summit as tech and trade take center stage

Sep 16, 16:15

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet on September 24 in Washington for a state dinner now dubbed the "G2 Summit". The meeting follows a turbulent economic period marked by an April 2025 tariff surge where both nations raised levies above 100% before reaching a temporary stalemate. Alongside traditional trade discussions and potential climate change or pandemic prevention talks, technology leadership, export controls, and regulatory frameworks are set to dominate the agenda.

SERVER, IPC, CLOUD COMPUTING, IOTWhy Wiwynn chose El Paso for its first US plant

Sep 16, 16:05

Wiwynn held the grand opening for its first US factory on September 14 local time, choosing El Paso, Texas, over larger cities such as Dallas and Houston. Chief manufacturing officer Robin Wang said the site gives the company the best support from its Ciudad Juarez, Mexico plant, which is less than an hour away.

AISamsung and Qualcomm jointly developing organic bridges for 2.1D packaging

Sep 16, 16:02

Samsung Electro-Mechanics and Qualcomm are working together to develop an organic bridge for 2.1D packaging architectures. The partnership takes place as AI chips grow larger, denser, and higher-performing, bolstering the value of the advanced packaging end of the chip process.

IT COMPONENTS, PERIPHERALSBizLink's CPO breakthrough hits the hard part: scaling

Sep 16, 15:57

BizLink has begun small-volume shipments of co-packaged optics (CPO), but chairman Roger Liang said mass deployment remains constrained by fiber array unit (FAU) assembly, thermal management and system reliability rather than production capacity.

AIAI slowdown calls expose the financial strain of the frontier race

Sep 16, 15:45

Calls to moderate frontier AI development are exposing a financial dilemma alongside the safety debate: AI labs must fund successive research cycles while securing infrastructure to serve rapidly growing demand. A coordinated slowdown could offer financial breathing room, although public evidence does not establish that cost pressure motivated the latest appeals.

PC, CESoaring memory costs threaten Netronix's e-reader growth, even as new display markets stay on track

Sep 16, 15:35

Netronix said rapidly rising memory prices are squeezing the consumer electronics supply chain, raising e-book reader costs and slowing some e-paper display projects. Even so, the company still expects growth from color readers and advertising displays in 2027, helped by resilient supply-chain execution and demand for higher-value products.

AITSMC's overseas expansion faces talent management gap, says co-COO Y.J. Mii

Sep 16, 15:15

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) chairman C.C. Wei and co-chief operating officer (co-COO) Y.J. Mii participated in the "Cross-Generational Dialogue: Questions and Answers for the AI Era" forum on September 15.

PC, CESamsung Exynos regains share as Galaxy phones test 2nm

Sep 16, 13:30

Samsung Electronics' in-house Exynos application processors (APs) are steadily regaining lost ground in the global smartphone market. Samsung's share of the global smartphone AP market rose to 9% in the second quarter of 2026, up 2 percentage points from the previous quarter and 3 percentage points from a year earlier, marking a second straight quarterly increase.

AIMeta globally rolls out Meta One subscription, tops 15 million sign-ups

Sep 16, 12:37

Meta on Sept. 15 announced the global rollout of Meta One, a new subscription service combining premium features across its social media platforms with expanded access to AI tools, as the company seeks to broaden monetization of its growing AI ecosystem.

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